Michel Poinsinet de Sivry

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Michel Poinsinet de Sivry (born 10 April 1984) is a French bishop of the Society of St Pius X, a Traditionalist Catholic organization declared to be in schism with the Catholic Church by Pope Leo XIV in July 2026.

He was consecrated a bishop by the Society of St Pius X in the 2026 Écône consecrations, and was declared excommunicated from the Catholic Church as the consecration did not have the permission of Pope Leo XIV.[1][2]

Early life

Poinsinet de Sivry was born in 1984 in France. He comes from a Catholic family with seven children.[3]

He studied at traditionalist seminaries in Flavigny-sur-Ozerain and Écône. In 2008, he was ordained as a priest for the SSPX.[3][4][5]

Career

After his ordination, Poinsinet de Sivry worked as a teacher and headmaster in France. He taught at Saint-Joseph-des-Carmes school in Montréal from 2008 to 2011. He was the headmaster of Saint-Louis School in Paris from 2011 to 2016. He then worked at Saint-Jean-Baptiste-de-La-Salle school in Camblain-l’Abbé until 2022.[3][4]

In 2022, he became the superior (leader) of the Benelux district for the SSPX.[3][4]

Bishop

On 26 May 2026, the SSPX announced that Poinsinet de Sivry was chosen to become a bishop.[3][4] Pope Leo XIV did not agree to this choice. The Pope asked the SSPX not to consecrate him.[6][2]

On 1 July 2026, Poinsinet de Sivry was consecrated as a bishop during a service in Écône, Switzerland by Alfonso de Galarreta, with Bernard Fellay acting as the sole co-consecrator.[5][7]

Because he was consecrated without a papal mandate, Poinsinet de Sivry was automatically excommunicated.[1][2][8] The SSPX does not agree with this excommunication.[7]

References

  1. 1.[1.2]"Lefebvrians consecrate four new bishops without a papal mandate". Vatican News. 1 July 2026. Retrieved 1 July 2026.
  2. 2.[2.2][2.3]"SSPX consecrates bishops in defiance of Rome's schism warning". EWTN News. 1 July 2026. Retrieved 1 July 2026.
  3. 3.[3.2][3.3][3.4][3.5]"Komunikat Domu Generalnego w sprawie przyszłych biskupów Bractwa". Bractwo Kapłańskie Świętego Piusa X (in Polish). Retrieved 29 May 2026.
  4. 4.[4.2][4.3][4.4]"The General House Announces the Names of the Future Bishops". FSSPX News. Retrieved 29 May 2026.
  5. 5.[5.2]"Bishop Michel Poinsinet de Sivry". Catholic-Hierarchy. Retrieved 1 July 2026.
  6. 6.XIV, Pope Leo (30 June 2026). "Pope Leo's Full Letter to Superior General of the SSPX". EWTN Vatican. Retrieved 1 July 2026.
  7. 7.[7.2]"Biskupi nie mieli zgody papieża na święcenia. Czeka ich ekskomunika?". Wirtualna Polska (in Polish). Retrieved 1 July 2026.
  8. 8.Canon 1387 of the 1983 Code of Canon Law